Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 146, Issue 1 , Pages 1-11 , 30 January 2006

Abnormal patterns of cortical gyrification in velo-cardio-facial syndrome (deletion 22q11.2): An MRI study

  • Marie Schaer

      Affiliations

    • Service Médico-Pédagogique, Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva School of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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  • J. Eric Schmitt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Human Genetics, VCU Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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  • Bronwyn Glaser

      Affiliations

    • Service Médico-Pédagogique, Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva School of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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  • François Lazeyras

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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  • Jacqueline Delavelle

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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  • Stephan Eliez

      Affiliations

    • Service Médico-Pédagogique, Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva School of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva School of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Service Médico-Pédagogique, University of Geneva School of Medicine, Boulevard Saint Georges 16-18, Case postale 50, CH-1211 Geneva 8, Switzerland. Tel.: +41 22 327 43 00; fax: +41 22 327 43 20.

Received 8 February 2005 ,Revised 29 September 2005 ,Accepted 1 October 2005.

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